This three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion has defeated
some of the toughest opponents in the wrestling world. Sting was
also the first WCW BattleBowl Champion and winner of the
European Cup Chamionship. This 6' 3'', 252-pound tower of
intensity is unquestionably in the prime of his professional
wrestling career. He most recently teamed up with pal Lex Luger
to defeat Harlem Heat for the WCW Tag Team Title, moreover he
was called best wrestler of the year 1995.

His career began in 1985 as part of a four man team in California
known as Powerteam U.S.A. Justice and Rock, two of Powerteam
U.S.A., moved to the independants and formed a team known as
the BladeRunners. Together, they tore up the scene until a mutual
split. At that time, Rock left for World Class Championship
Wrestling and became the Dingo Warrior, later the Ultimate
Warrior. Meanwhile, Justice left for the UWF and changed his
name to Sting. So the Sting saga had begun.

While in the UWF, Sting formed a friendship with Rick Steiner and
won the UWF tag team titles. This relationship did not last, and the
two became entangled in a heated fued and they left for NWA.
Sting waited until a title opportunity came and he defeated Mike
Rotundo March 30, 1989 to win the TV title. He held the belt for a
few months until the Great Muta won it by controversy.

After the TV title loss, Sting was befriended by the "Nature Boy"
Ric Flair. Two months after Halloween Havoc '89, where Sting and
Ric Flair fought Terry Funk and the Great Muta, Sting defeated
Flair in the finals of the Iron Man competition at Starrcade to
receive a World title shot at Flair. In order to avoid giving Sting
the shot, Flair invited him into the Four Horsemen, but Sting still
wanted the shot. On Feb. 6, 1990, the Horsemen kicked Sting out
of the group. Later the same night, Sting injured his knee trying to
climb a cage to get at Flair. That injury would require surgery and
keep Sting out for four months.
vLater in that year, July 7, 1990, Sting came back from the injury to
defeat Ric Flair for the World title at the Great American Bash '90
in Baltimore. Sting immediately became the focus of the fans; he
had comics written about him, his merchandise became top-sellers,
and he sold out arenas everywhere. In short, Sting became the
man!

Flair eventually reclaimed the crown on Jan. 11, 1991 in East
Rutherford, New Jersey. Still, Sting was the hero of the fans,
despite the title loss. 1991 would prove to be a pivital year in the
career of Sting. He parted ways with his best friend Lex Luger and
then won the United States title with a tournament victory over
Steve Austin while Luger won the World title. Finally Luger cost
Sting his U.S. title by injuring Sting's knee before a defense with
Rick Rude. In December, WCW held its first ever Battlebowl, a
two ring tag-team elimination tournament followed by a battle royal
amongst the tag winning teams. The last two left in the battle royal
were Luger and Sting, which Sting won (a great match in my
opinion).

On February 29, 1992, Sting would meet Luger at Superbrawl II for
the WCW World title. Luger dominated a lot of the match, but then
Sting took over. Sting hit Luger with everything and eventually
won the title with a flying bodypress off the top rope. Sting was the
man once again. He eventually lost the title on July 12, to the
hands of Big Van Vader. Right after the loss to Vader Sting began
a fued with Jake "the Snake" Roberts which culminated in the two
meeting in a "Spin the Wheel, make the Deal" match at Halloween
Havoc of 1992. At the end of that Coal Miners Glove match, Jake
brought out a cobra and tried to bite Sting with it, but instead
Jake's own snake bit him!! WCW banned all animals from ringside
after that incident. Early in 1993, Sting won back the World title
from Vader, but lost it back to him six days later. For the rest of 93
and early 94, Sting remained in the hunt for titles but never won
any, until April of 94.

WCW held their first ever Spring Stampede PPV that year, and
Sting was involved in a fued with WCW International champ Ric
Rude. Rude would not give Sting a shot at the belt until a young
woman asked Rude for an autograph during a TV taping. What
Rude actually signed was a contract to face Sting at the Stampede.
And there Sting won the WCW International title. Also around the
same time, Hulk Hogan was signing to compete in WCW and he
wanted the World title. So in June of 94 at the Clash of Champions,
WCW unified the WCW World and International titles when Sting
met Ric Flair. Flair cheated his way to victory over his rival Sting
that night, and Sting disappeared from the title picture for about a
year.

Though not in the hunt for a title belt, Sting did manage to win the
one and only "King of Cable" tournament at Starrcade in 94 with
one of his few pinfall victories over Vader. Early in 1995, the U.S.
title was declared vacant and once again a tournament would
determine a new champion. Sting gained the right to wear the U.S.
title again be defeating Meng at the Great American Bash. Sting
would hold the title until October when he was upset by Japanese
sensation Kensuke Sasaki. Down but not out, Sting rebounded and
gained revenge on Sasake at Starrcade. Though the title was not
up for grabs, pride was as WCW faces new Japan in the World
series of Wrestling, a best-of-seven between WCW stars and new
Japan stars. Sting won the deciding seventh match over Sasake,
thus claiming WCW as the best Wrestling in the world.

1996 would prove to be a transition year for the Stinger. He would
enter the year as the blonde haired hero everyone loved but end it
with a new look and his loyalty under heavy scrutiny. Early in
January of 1996, Sting won the World tag team titles with his
buddy Lex Luger. At the time, Luger was on the fance between
face and heel. Fans told Sting not to trust him, but he did. It was
the first time when fans were not fully supporting of the Stingers
actions, it was very hard for him. It would get even harder later in
that year. Luger deserted him before their match with the Road
Warriors at Uncensored, but Sting kept the tag belts with the aid of
Booker T of Harlem Heat. Luger then began to wise up, and just in
time, because on May 28, Scott Hall reared his head on Nitro.
Sting was the first one to meet his challenge head on.

THE BIRTH OF THE NWO

At Bash at the Beach on July 7 three men of WCW, Sting, Luger and Macho
Man, fought Hall and Nash, the Outsiders, and their mystery
partner Hulk Hogan. On that night the nWo was born!

Sting focused his attention on Hogan and the rest of the nWo. The
nWo grew in size in the weeks following Bash at the Beach. They
convinced the Giant to join the nWo and then one week before Fall
Brawl where WCW would meet the nWo in the War Games Main
Event, the nWo pulled another surprise. Lex Luger was wrestling a
match that night when Nick Patrick ran out and told Luger that
Sting needed his help. Luger ran outside and looked for Sting, then
"Sting" came out of the nWo's Limo and beated Luger up. The
nWo found an impostor Sting to fake out Luger. Even when the
real Sting tried to explain it to Luger, Luger wouldn't hear it. All
this right before War Games. Sting was so upset, he refused to
help WCW at first, but then he come out like a ball on fire. Sting
tore apart the entire nWo and then he left for them to defeat
WCW. The next night on Nitro, Sting came out and addressed the
crowd for the last time. He said that fans booed him and fans
cheered him, but he didn't care anymore. If no one will trust him,
then they can "Stick it!" From there Sting went into seclusion.

THE BIRTH OF THE STING WE KNOW NOW

Sting did speak one other time after that night. The nWo fake
Sting was wrestling when the real Sting came out dressed in a
black overcoat and black and white facepaint. Sting attacked the
fake and out came the nWo to offer him a chance to join. Sting
politely said "The only thing is for sure about Sting, is nothing's for
sure". Then he disappeared. In the following months, Sting would
pop his head in whenever someone was talking about him. Jeff
Jarrett insulted him, and he paid for it. So did Rick Steiner, Jim
Duggan, and Lex Luger. These attacks led everyone to believe
that Sting was part of the nWo. When Macho Man Randy Savage
showed up this January, Sting sided with him. Macho then joined
the nWo and everyone thought Sting was next. It even got to the
point of Hogan giving Sting a hug on Nitro and claiming he had
joined, but Sting didn't hug back. Then on March 17, at
Uncensored, the questions were finally answered. The nWo won a
special challenge match against two other teams that night, and as
they celebrated, Sting dropped from the rafters on a cable.

Thinking Sting was there to congratulate them, nWo members
entered the ring, where they were met with a baseball bat! Sting
dropped all of them and challenged Hogan, who he then too
dropped. Sting had returned to WCW after all!! Since that night,
Sting has still not been around all the time, but when he does show
up, it is to aid WCW in their war with the nWo. Now the time is
drawing closer, Sting will eventually meet Hollywood Hogan in the
ring for the WCW World title. When he does, the Sting legacy will
once again rise.

The StarCade

Hogan and Sting met at Starcade. There they fought only to find themselves
each other's equals. Hogan rolled Sting up only to be dismissed by a PROVEN fast
count. Before the bell could be rang, Bret Hart came and stopped the bell claiming the
fast count. He knocked out the NWO referee and threw Hogan back in. Sting eradicated Hogan and
applied his finishing move, in which Hogan submitted. The whole WCW celebrated.....

The Betrayal...

Shortly after, WCW called out Hogan and Sting, telling them that the belt was in the
air and would be held there until SuperBrawl. Speaking out loud, Sting told Dillon that he had no guts...and that
Hogan..was a dead man.....

The Decision..

At the following event of Souled Out, the Roddy one..Roddy Piper announced that at SuperBrawl 7, the final battle would
take place between Sting and Hogan. With that, Sting beat up Hogan to emphasize the point of him being a dead man walking...

The Final Battle

Sting wins!!!!!Sting WINS!!!! Sting and Hogan fought the Final climatic battle at SuperBrawl, and Sting was being beaten until his
fans got behind him, and started cheering. With a second wind, Sting beat down Hogan back and forth, and then to capitolize, Macho Man came out
and hit Hogan over the head with a spray paint can. Sting Pinned Hogan and taking the can spray painted HOGAN...WCW 4 LIFE.